God blessed me with a creative soul, knowing it would comfort and nurture me in this crazy world.
May the favor of the Lord our God rest upon us; establish the work of our hands for us-- yes, establish the work of our hands.
Psalm 90:17

Thursday, September 4, 2014

See You In September Blog Hop

Wow...... summer has just flown by and we are now entering my favorite time of the year.... fall. I love the cooler weather and crisp leaves..... We aren't quite experiencing this yet but will be very soon. And with fall on the horizon comes a new batch of inspiring blog hops starting with:

"See You In September."

As with so many of our wonderful hops, Madame Samm from Sew We Quilt, has put this one together for us. Our cheerleader and blog organizer for this hop is Shari from Living With Purpose. I have to thank both of these great ladies for all of the behind the scenes work, organization, and communication that must take place for these hops to hit the ground running.

"See You In September" was announced a few months ago, giving us time to make three projects to show on our designated day. One of those projects was to include some fabulous Riley Blake gingham.

I have to admit that my summer sewing plans were put on hold until the middle of August and then it was time to get busy. Phew.... I hustled and got them done!

Here's the first project..... I guess I could claim this as my three projects but I don't think this would be quite fair. ;-) I made

three fabric bins, each one using Riley Blake gingham as either the lining or the outside of the bin.

Three nested together....

And next to each other, large, medium, and small.

Large.... this one would be a great napping spot for a cat to curl up in.

Medium....hmmm..... maybe a kitten would like to nap in this size.

And small.... maybe for cat toys? (I always seem to be thinking about cats!)

Of course there are multiple uses for these bins. Everything from cats to fabrics and sewing supplies. You can find the free pattern for these bins at Matryoshka Bins.

Next up is a little wall hanging that I made for a swap this summer. It has been mailed and received so I can now show pictures of it. And I must, again, apologize for these photos. The project is now gone and I never had a nice day to photograph this wall hanging outside.

The free sewing machine applique pattern that I used can be found at Sew Can She.And last up is a large tote bag that I made for the same swap as the hanging above. I wanted to use some more of that great Riley Blake gingham for this bag.

Here's a close up of the flower/button embellishment.

And the inside... I don't have anything to show you the scale, but it could hold a pillow form or two....or lots of groceries, whatever.

I should have had many more projects ready to show you but at least I managed to get my three projects finished. I've done some more sewing since making these projects and will post soon.

Thank you so much for visiting today. Now I hope you will continue your blog hopping and visit the other bloggers that are joining me today. I'm loving that we get to see three projects on each blog so we will be overflowing with inspiration!

I love these projects. The wall hanging is wonderful and I'm sure it is much appreciated. The bins and tote are really awesome! I keep putting off making some of these but I think you just inspired me to make some - with gingham of course. Thanks for sharing your creations with us today!

Nice variety of projects. The bins are wonderful. Lots of uses for those at any home. I can only imagine the thrill of your swap partner when she received her quilt. It is wonderful. And, the tote is great. More and more businesses are requiring us to take our own bags. This would be perfect. Thank you for participating in the hop and sharing your projects with great inspiration. Thanks for including the links to the patterns for the projects.

I'm definitely going to be looking at the pattern for the fabric bins - I've been doing some organizing in my sewing room and these would be perfect! And the sewing machine wall hanging is adorable - I especially love the music fabric background. But my favorite is your bag. I love all kinds of bags and make lots of them for gifts and this is one of the cutest ones I've seen! blessings, marlene

You were very busy this summer, what a delight :-) The black and white gingham fabric is fantastic, I also love it because one can use it on so many occasions and it always is sophisticated! I love your bins :-)

Lovely projects, Jeanie! I love the play between the gingham and the dot fabric and the sweet little accents on your fabric bins and tote bag. These are sew nice and very useful! Thank you for the link to the free tote bag pattern. This is my kind of tote bag ...easy peasy. This is one I will make myself. The sewing swap quilt is adorable. I really like the fabrics you chose. Your swap partner is a lucky gal. Thank you for sharing your summer with me ... :) Pat

Great projects! Love them all. You did a lot of work, pffeeewwww! You did get great results. I love the big bag the most, but that is just because I am completely addicted to bags. Thank you for sharing!

You made some great projects for this hop! Those fabric bins would come in handy in any sewing room and that Dora wall hanging is beautiful. I love how you made use of the gingham in the bins and that amazing bag. Love the bag!

Oh to have been YOUR swap partner for that beautiful wall hanging!!! and I actually need to make those fabric bins for my room...Thank you for including the places you found patterns like for your sweet little bag!!! GREAT SUMMER!

Hi Joan. I never did find your email to respond privately. Sorry. Thanks for the compliments! I really do just love gingham and this blog reminded me just how much. Thanks so much for the kind comments.

Oh I Love all of these!! I can see sew many uses for your Bins...Love them! What a Lucky Swap Partner you had, your pieces are happy and fun!! Your not alone I started in the middle of August too! Thanks for sharing!!

Your nesting boxes are too cute..in fact it reminded me of making these before and how much I would like to make more...I may just do that this evening! I'm also going to look up that sewing machine pattern for my new sewing room. Very cute!BlessingsGmama Jane

Jeanie,The little bins are just cute as a button. I need to make a few of those. I have a couple little kitties that need a sweet little spot. I really am loving the cute sewing machine mini you created, too cute.

I know your not doing a give away, sooooo how about just giving me the tote. Well, let's just go for broke and throw in the baskets too. No kidding I love them both, great choices.. Gracie and Oliver were beautiful, I know you miss them. I have one going on 23 years old. The older she gets the closer she get to me , literally she now tries to sleep on the pillow above my head. Not the best sleeping arrangement but I just bought a larger pillow. She is deaf and blind so I figure she needs the closeness. And this endears her to me. Vet said she is in good shape, so I guess I had better get use to it. Wow, I did not mean to get off on that. Just saying I know you must miss them. Have you gotten another fur baby? You need someone to hold your fabric down. You know how it tries to sneek of the table. Enjoy your blog.

I love the black gingham you used and with the polka dots, it was perfect. Did you do machine embroidered butterflies on the bins or are they just a boughten embellishment. The tote is so sweet. Don't you just love to find buttons that work exactly right?

Way to go, Jeanie! I was just thinking that I needed a small trash container for the car so maybe something you shared would work. THX for including your pattern sources in your post. Summer did just fly by, didn't it?

WOW...three awesome summer sewing projects...and there is nothing cuter than gingham and polka dots embellished with flowers and butterflies. I will be making some of the bins for sure!! Thanks for sharing and the inspiration Jeanie. I am playing catch up in the blog hop...I don't want to miss a single project!! Happy stitching, Pauline

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I learned to sew when I was 4 years old. My dear Aunt Billie, now with the Lord, taught me how to make a simple pillow slip on her treadle sewing machine. Who knew that would be the beginning of a lifetime of creativity!